The 2000 Belarusian Premier League was the tenth season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 15 and ended on November 4, 2000. BATE Borisov were the defending champions.
Team changes from 1999 season Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi and Molodechno, who finished 15th and 16th respectively, relegated to the First League. They were replaced by 1999 First League winners Kommunalnik Slonim and runners-up Vedrich-97 Rechytsa, who previously played in top league as Vedrich Rechytsa.
Overview Slavia Mozyr won their 2nd champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up BATE Borisov, 1999–2000 Cup winners Belshina Bobruisk and UEFA Fair Play ranking winners Shakhtyor Soligorsk qualified for UEFA Cup. Due to Premiere League reduction from 16 to 14 teams starting with next season, three lowest placed teams were relegated: Lida, Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev and Kommunalnik Slonim. As of 2010, this was the last season in top league for either relegated team.
Teams and venues
TeamLocationVenueCapacityPosition in 1999BATEBorisovCity Stadium (Borisov)5,5001SlaviaMozyrYunost Stadium (Mozyr)5,3002GomelGomelLuch Stadium5,0003Dnepr-TransmashMogilevSpartak Stadium (Mogilev)6,0004ShakhtyorSoligorskStroitel Stadium5,0005Dinamo MinskMinskDinamo Stadium (Minsk)40,0006Dinamo BrestBrestOSK Brestsky3,0007BelshinaBobruiskSpartak Stadium (Bobruisk)2,0008Neman-BelcardGrodnoNeman Stadium14,0009Torpedo-MAZMinskTorpedo Stadium (Minsk)6,20010Lokomotiv-96VitebskLyos Stadium (Baran)3,00011Naftan-DevonNovopolotskAtlant Stadium6,50012LidaLidaCity Stadium (Lida)3,00013Torpedo-KadinoMogilevTorpedo Stadium (Mogilev)7,00014KommunalnikSlonimDinamo Stadium (Slonim) 1,200First league, 1Vedrich-97RechitsaRechitsadrev Stadium5,500First league, 2
Table
Results
Belarusian clubs in European Cups RoundTeam #1Agg.Team #11st leg2nd leg2000 UEFA Intertoto CupFirst roundDnepr-Transmash Mogilev 4–2 Silkeborg2–12–1Second roundChmel Blšany 8–2 Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev6–22–02000–01 UEFA CupQualifying roundSlavia Mozyr 1–1 (a) Maccabi Haifa1–10–0AIK 3–0 Gomel1–02–02000–01 UEFA Champions LeagueFirst qualifying roundShirak Gyumri 2–3 BATE Borisov1–11–2Second qualifying roundHelsingborg 3–0 BATE Borisov0–03–0
Top scorers RankNameTeamGoals 1 Raman Vasilyuk Slavia Mozyr 31 2 Sergei Davydov Neman-Belcard Grodno 18 Vitali Kutuzov BATE Borisov 18 4 Valery Strypeykis Slavia Mozyr 14 5 Dzmitry Aharodnik Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev 13 6 Vitaliy Aleshchenko Gomel 12 7 Sergey Polyakov Neman-Belcard Grodno 11 Leanid Lahun BATE Borisov 11 9 Syarhey Nikifarenka Shakhtyor Soligorsk 11 Vadim Skripchenko BATE Borisov 11 Igor Trukhov Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 11
See also 2000 Belarusian First League 1999–2000 Belarusian Cup 2000–01 Belarusian Cup
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